Milk Swollen Teets On A Post Nursing Female Cat, How Do I Help Dry Her Up?
You don’t say whether all the kittens are weaned or not, or whether, in fact, she still has any of them still with her. If there are any kittens still suckling, her milk will continue, but if there aren’t you shouldn’t worry, her milk will dry up quickly without any help from you. Of course, if she has an infection, or mastitis, you will need to do something about it. You can always ring the vet for some advice rather than take her in but if it is mastitis, she will need a vet to prescribe antibiotics. Left untreated, mastitis can cause septicemia and be fatal. Warm compresses alongside the antibiotics will help relieve some of the discomfort that your cat may be feeling by causing the gland to drain, although in some cases it may need to be surgically lanced. The symptoms for mastitis include: Loss of appetite; painful and swollen mammary glands; enlarged teats; abscesses; lethargy; discoloured milk; dehydration; discharge from the teats and redness. Although cats with basic mastitis
